Some voters in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State have alleged that suspected supporters of the All Progressives Congress distributed cash to voters during Saturday’s governorship election.
The allegation was made following an incident captured in a video at Ward 4, Unit 7, where some voters were seen confronting individuals they accused of attempting to distribute money at the polling location.
According to the voters, the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m., while a similar allegation was made at Ward 4, Unit 13, at about 10:30 a.m.
One of the voters in the video claimed that those allegedly involved in the cash distribution fled the scene with some of the money in a polythene bag.
“We don’t know how much was there. They ran away and used a polythene bag to take the money away,” the voter said.
The voter maintained that the alleged distribution of cash contravene instructions against inducement and other forms of electoral malpractice at polling units.
“The rule given to us was that we should not give money to anyone. We did not cause any trouble; we were only running after them,” the voter added.
Some voters also displayed cash they claimed to have recovered from the individuals accused of distributing the money, alongside a card they identified as belonging to the APC.
“This is the evidence. The card they used belongs to the APC, and their logo is on it,” another voter claimed.
The incident reportedly occurred at a polling unit associated with the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate, Najeem Salaam, popularly known as Iwaloye.
However, the voters alleged that the individuals involved in the purported cash distribution were supporters of the APC.
“We are talking about Iwaloye, the ADC candidate. At his unit, APC members are sharing money. It happened at about 9:30 a.m. in Unit 7 and 10:30 a.m. in Unit 13,” one of the voters alleged.
The allegations could not be independently verified as of the time of filing this report.
There was also no immediate response from the APC regarding the allegation.
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